The 1857 Meerut Revolution and the Immortal Saga of Muslim Martyrs

Meerut Shaheed Smarak featuring the 100-foot-high Ashoka Pillar and the eternal flame (Akhand Jyoti), built to commemorate the martyrs of the 1857 First War of Independence.

On the evening of 10 May 1857, the struggle launched by Indian Muslim soldiers in Meerut was not just a military uprising, but the beginning of India’s First War of Independence. The most important and emotional part of this great revolution was the 85 soldiers who challenged the British Empire to protect their religious faith … Read more